Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04
GENERAL mABiSEss.,


KANSAS CITY, Mo, March wheat nfarke ct
S eady; cash SIC; APP il IO'tc bid; Msy3372 &C
bid; lac a kcd Corn market steady: No 2 cash
at 30',c; y ril 30&c bid; May SIC. eatstnomi-
nal; 213.c cash. ,dE
.CAGo, ILL March LESS acttgity in all
specIlu i've pits to day In wheat tae feeling
was unsettled and a nervous market was eN-
cited at he opening, caused by free covering
by shorts &.d the influence somewhat by
Il stronger tone of cable advices. The starting
pr!ce for May was I9Asc &c higher than last
night and advanced qu ckly to soc. Off rings
grew very large at outside figures under W hitch
clos, for the DAY at 7S's a T9c. Corn ruled quiet
averaged higher, but closed q shade lower.
Tradi Was entirely local and new features
developed. Pork has been brought to stand
still, p actically no tracing to day. a few
transact Ons for May were made at SIS a 70 10,
but prices were nearly nominal. Inland trad
ing became very active toward the close of the
session and pri, es remained l7i,q20c hisher
than yesterday. Shortribs 20C higher. Leading
futures closed as follows: Wheat-MaTch - {,
ais &C; May IS7s a 79c; June soc; July SOi4GS07s
4Oc; July 4Oisc Pork-March SIS So;
May $40 co; June $40 o. Lard-March. s. 20 !;
May, s. 30; June, s. 32ll. Cash quotations
were as follows: Flour, quiet and unchanged !;
S31s G352<c; pork SIS IVA Is 50, lardS7 20; sh ri
ribs sides, loose, s. S21aG1 s.; dry sailed shoul
ders, boxed, ST O0G6 20; short clear sides,
boxed, SIS OOds OS. Whisky 81 Is.
TT: LOUIS, NC, March 3.-Flour-Dpll and
nominally unchang ed Wheat active and I'M
settled; market opened &C higher than yester-
days close; weakened and declined '.G7rc,
rallied &C, ruled steady and closed about the
same as yesterday. No. red cash IS07S1ic;
May, s0dSU7sc, closing s0lsc bid; June So. "a
sic, closing S02.c July 792s GS02sc, closing &C.
Corn active nd easier, clVsi &c lower
than yesterday; No mixed, ash S4G34 &c;
March, 34Iac bid; April SiasC bid; May, $3.50
SEC, closing $500 June 1896 Oats noninally
easier; No. mixed, cash, 2S',c; May,
n qGElf nIsqI IT
s. 70 WHISKY 81 Is. Wool qaiet and I'M
CHANGED In, dium, 2l626c; c Jarse braid, l6G
2lc; low sandy, lSG l9c; fine light, lSG25 !;
heavy. l4G2lc. ProvisOns-Dull but fl m.
Pork SIS. Lard Sc 95G7 90. Bulk meats-Loose
lots long Gle r, s. IS; short ribs s. So; short
clear IS %; boxed 10 5 long clear s. 65GI IO;
shOr, ribs s. 50; short clear S. 0. Bacon
Long clear, $ 20; short ribs, S. 25GS 50; short
clear, S. 3755GS 30 Hams Unchanged at Sll 90
Gl3 80 Afternoon board-WheaJ weak and
"a &C lower; corn shade easier; oats I'm
changed.
INV YORK, March 3.-Flour-More active,
partly for export; low grades steady; others
rather weak. Wheat-Cash, steady; fair ex
port business; options ope ed firm. advanced
4 a &c, later ruled easier declined age, clos
ing steady; spot No. red, 90lic at elevator;
May, 9lG9l &C, closed at 9lIsc; June, 81 l6G
pc, closed at 9lIc; July, 9lss G92c, closed at
9l&c. COrn-Spot, fairly active; options "a . c
lower, closing eady spot No. ., 49l4c at ele
vat0r; May, 49, a 1870, closing at IS c; June,
spot, fair, dull; options stron. cr mo. erately
active; sales 900 bags; March So 50, April
May and June Sl2 50Gl2 s.; July So 50;
August SI2 55dl2 TO; Sertember, October, No
vember snd December - 80. sugar steady;
manila Is I6c; aracajon Is l6c; martinique
Il-l6c OFF Molases fair; 50-test !Sc. TallOw
quiet and unchanged Pork firm and in fair
demand; mess SIS 20dl5 so. Cut eats firm.
La &C higher and active; western steam spot
s. ~ al 50; May s. 3ld7 40; June s. $50 %;
July 81 43G7 IS.